AwardsMonthly Award Summaries February 2018 Award Winners Science in the City | March 1, 2018 Dr. Christian Steidl of the BC Cancer Agency was awarded a CIHR Grant in Genomics…sciencecityMarch 1, 2018 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Dr. David Huntsman Receives 2018 Aubrey J. Tingle Prize Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research | March 1, 2018 World-renowned expert in cancer genetics, Dr. Huntsman is the recipient of the 2018 Aubrey J.…sciencecityMarch 1, 2018 Read More
Interesting Articles Canadian Science Wins Billions in New Budget Nature | February 28, 2018 Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s administration released its 2018 budget on 27 February and scientists…sciencecityFebruary 28, 2018 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Mitacs Named One of BC’s Top Employers for 2018 Mitacs | February 28, 2018 The editors of Canada’s Top 100 Employers have named Mitacs, a national not-for-profit organization, as…sciencecityFebruary 28, 2018 Read More
Local News Do Men’s Toenails Contain Clues About Prostate Cancer Prevention? UBC Faculty of Medicine | February 28, 2018 A project analyzing men’s toenails to find clues about prostate cancer prevention has been funded…sciencecityFebruary 28, 2018 Read More
Publications of the Week Non-Canonical Activation of Hedgehog in Prostate Cancer Cells Mediated by the Interaction of Transcriptionally Active Androgen Receptor Proteins with Gli3 Li, N. and Buttyan, R., et al. | February 28, 2018 Hedgehog is a cell signalling pathway needed for normal embryonic development. Hyperactive Hedgehog in adult…sciencecityFebruary 28, 2018 Read More
Interesting Articles Supporting Science With Your Own Wallet Research2Reality | February 27, 2018 Intense competition for scarce federal research funding means that some great ideas won’t make the…sciencecityFebruary 27, 2018 Read More
Local News Identifying Treatment-Resistant Prostate Cancer Faster Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute | February 26, 2018 A simple blood test helps doctors recognize treatment resistance and recommend alternatives sooner. Patients can…sciencecityFebruary 26, 2018 Read More
Publications of the Week PP2A Inhibition Sensitizes Cancer Stem Cells to ABL Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors in BCR-ACL+ Human Leukemia Lai, D. and Jiang, X., et al. | February 26, 2018 We have uncovered protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A) as a critical therapeutic target in drug-resistant blood…sciencecityFebruary 26, 2018 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards 2018 LifeSciences BC Annual Award Winners Announced LifeSciences BC | February 26, 2018 LifeSciences BC is pleased to announce the recipients of the 20th Annual LifeSciences BC Awards,…sciencecityFebruary 26, 2018 Read More